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The 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2013) was the 19th and final round of the 2013 Formula One Season. It was the 41st consecutive season to feature the Brazilian Grand Prix and the 24th on the current layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was the final race that used 2.4 litre V8 engines.

Sebastian Vettel took pole position in extremely wet conditions, which resulted in a delay to the final session of qualifying. Nico Rosberg qualified second, half a second behind, with Fernando Alonso third and more than a second slower than Vettel. Mark Webber, who was qualifying for his final race, only managed fourth.

In a race which had very light drizzle throughout, Vettel won, but not without problems. Webber drove strongly to finish second, but was unable to challenge his teammate. Both Red Bull drivers encountered issues during pit stops, Webber's first stop was delayed by a wheel gun failing to work properly; Vettel entered a pit stop with his team not ready. Webber also managed to sign off his career with the fastest lap.

Alonso drove strongly to finish not too far behind the Red Bulls. Fourth was Jenson Button, who took McLaren's best result of the season after he had started down in fourteenth.


Background[]

Although the Drivers' and Constructors' titles were clinched three races earlier in India, the all-important battle for 2nd in the Constructors' Championship will most likely go down to this final round, as will the battle between Caterham and Marussia for 10th place and the financial boost that comes with it.

At the last race, Sebastian Vettel wrapped up a record-breaking eighth consecutive Grand Prix win. Another win this weekend, a ninth in nine starts, would equal Alberto Ascari's all-time record in this respect. A win would also be his 13th of the season, which would equal Michael Schumacher's record of wins in a season.

A race finish for Max Chilton would see him become the first driver to finish all races in his rookie season in F1. The current record for finishes in a rookie season is shared by Chilton, Paul di Resta and Tiago Monteiro at 18.

At the end of the race, Vettel and Massa did donuts.

Entry list[]

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB9 Renault RS27-2013 P
2 Australia Mark Webber Austria Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB9 Renault RS27-2013 P
3 Spain Fernando Alonso Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F138 Ferrari 056 P
4 Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F138 Ferrari 056 P
5 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-28 Mercedes FO 108Z P
6 Mexico Sergio Pérez United Kingdom Vodafone McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-28 Mercedes FO 108Z P
7 Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom Lotus F1 Team Lotus E21 Renault RS27-2013 P
8 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus F1 Team Lotus E21 Renault RS27-2013 P
9 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W04 Mercedes FO 108Z P
10 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W04 Mercedes FO 108Z P
11 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Sauber C32 Ferrari 056 P
12 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Sauber C32 Ferrari 056 P
14 United Kingdom Paul di Resta India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM06 Mercedes FO 108Z P
15 Germany Adrian Sutil India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM06 Mercedes FO 108Z P
16 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Williams F1 Team Williams FW35 Renault RS27-2013 P
17 Finland Valtteri Bottas United Kingdom Williams F1 Team Williams FW35 Renault RS27-2013 P
18 France Jean-Éric Vergne Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR8 Ferrari 056 P
19 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR8 Ferrari 056 P
20 France Charles Pic Malaysia Caterham F1 Team Caterham CT03 Renault RS27-2013 P
21 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Malaysia Caterham F1 Team Caterham CT03 Renault RS27-2013 P
22 France Jules Bianchi Russia Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR02 Cosworth CA2013 P
23 United Kingdom Max Chilton Russia Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR02 Cosworth CA2013 P
Free Practice 1 only
14 United Kingdom James Calado India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM06 Mercedes FO 108Z P
19 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR8 Ferrari 056 P
23 Venezuela Rodolfo Gonzalez Russia Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR02 Cosworth CA2013 P

Practice Overview[]

FP1[]

FP2[]

FP3[]

Practice Results[]

No Driver Team FP1 FP2 FP3
Time Pos Time Pos Time Pos
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault 1:25.387 3 1:27.531 2 1:31.857 17
2 Australia Mark Webber 1:24.797 6 1:27.592 3 1:27.891 1
3 Spain Fernando Alonso Italy Ferrari 1:25.593 5 1:28.928 11 No Time 20
4 Brazil Felipe Massa 1:26.248 11 1:28.540 7 No Time 22
5 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.391 4 1:31.770 22 No Time 21
6 Mexico Sergio Pérez 1:25.946 7 1:30.748 17 1:32.731 18
7 Finland Heikki Kovalainen United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 1:26.133 9 1:28.129 4 1:28.595 3
8 France Romain Grosjean 1:26.570 13 1:28.891 10 1:28.195 2
9 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 1:24.781 1 1:27.306 1 No Time 19
10 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1:25.230 2 1:28.147 5 1:29.980 11
11 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.232 10 1:28.560 8 1:28.830 5
12 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez 1:26.326 12 1:29.049 12 1:29.215 7
14 United Kingdom Paul di Resta India Force India-Mercedes DNP 1:29.174 13 1:29.736 9
United Kingdom James Calado 1:27.436 18 DNP DNP
15 Germany Adrian Sutil 1:27.115 15 1:29.783 15 1:29.913 10
16 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Williams-Renault 1:27.358 17 1:29.717 14 1:29.686 8
17 Finland Valtteri Bottas 1:27.269 16 1:30.425 16 1:28.600 4
18 France Jean-Éric Vergne Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:26.593 14 1:28.405 6 1:28.921 6
19 Australia Daniel Ricciardo DNP 1:28.739 9 1:29.988 12
Russia Daniil Kvyat 1:26.064 8 DNP DNP
20 France Charles Pic Malaysia Caterham-Renault 1:28.199 20 1:31.165 20 1:30.837 14
21 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde 1:28.107 19 1:31.118 18 1:31.154 16
22 France Jules Bianchi Russia Marussia-Cosworth 1:30.004 21 1:31.061 17 1:30.635 13
23 United Kingdom Max Chilton DNP 1:31.211 21 1:30.972 15
Venezuela Rodolfo Gonzalez 1:32.646 22 DNP DNP

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Sebastian Vettel
Nico Rosberg ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Fernando Alonso
Mark Webber ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Lewis Hamilton
Romain Grosjean ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Daniel Ricciardo
Jean-Éric Vergne ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Felipe Massa
Nico Hülkenberg ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Heikki Kovalainen
Paul di Resta ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Valtteri Bottas
Jenson Button ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Adrian Sutil
Pastor Maldonado ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Esteban Gutiérrez
Charles Pic ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Sergio Pérez*
Giedo van der Garde ______________
Row 11 ______________ 21
22 Jules Bianchi
Max Chilton ______________

Notes:

  • * Sergio Pérez received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change. This was required after his accident in the second qualifying session.

Race[]

Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 71 1:32:36.300 1 25
2 2 Australia Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 71 +10.452 4 18
3 3 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 +18.913 3 15
4 5 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 +37.360 14 12
5 9 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71 +39.048 2 10
6 6 Mexico Sergio Pérez McLaren-Mercedes 71 +44.051 19 8
7 4 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 +49.110 9 6
8 11 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 71 +1:04.252 10 4
9 10 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +1:12.903 5 2
10 19 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 + 1 Lap 7 1
11 14 United Kingdom Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 70 + 1 Lap 12
12 12 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 70 + 1 Lap 17
13 15 Germany Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 70 + 1 Lap 15
14 7 Finland Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 70 + 1 Lap 11
15 18 France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 70 + 1 Lap 8
16 16 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 70 + 1 Lap 16
17 22 France Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 69 + 2 Laps 21
19 21 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 69 + 2 Laps 20
19 23 United Kingdom Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 69 + 2 Laps 22
Ret 20 France Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 58 Mechanical 18
Ret 17 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 45 Accident 13
Ret 8 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 2 Engine 6

Milestones[]

Standings after race[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel 397
2 Spain Fernando Alonso 242
3 Australia Mark Webber 199
4 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 189
5 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 183
6 Germany Nico Rosberg 171
7 France Romain Grosjean 132
8 Brazil Felipe Massa 112
9 United Kingdom Jenson Button 73
10 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 51
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez 49
12 United Kingdom Paul di Resta 48
13 Germany Adrian Sutil 29
14 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 20
15 France Jean-Éric Vergne 13
16 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez 6
17 Finland Valtteri Bottas 4
18 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 1
19 France Jules Bianchi 0
20 France Charles Pic 0
21 Finland Heikki Kovalainen 0
22 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde 0
23 United Kingdom Max Chilton 0
Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts
1 Austria Red Bull-Renault 596
2 Germany Mercedes 360
3 Italy Ferrari 354
4 United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 315
5 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 122
6 India Force India-Mercedes 77
7 Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 57
8 Italy Toro Rosso-Ferrari 33
9 United Kingdom Williams-Renault 5
10 Russia Marussia-Cosworth 0
11 Malaysia Caterham-Renault 0

Notes[]

V T E 2013 Formula One Season
Teams Red Bull • Ferrari • McLaren • Lotus • Mercedes • Sauber • Force India • Williams • Toro Rosso • Caterham • Marussia
Engines Renault • Ferrari • Mercedes • Cosworth
Drivers Vettel • 2 Webber • 3 Alonso • 4 Massa • 5 Button • 6 Pérez • 7 Räikkönen • 7 Kovalainen • 8 Grosjean • 9 Rosberg • 10 Hamilton • 11 Hülkenberg • 12 Gutiérrez • 14 di Resta • 15 Sutil • 16 Maldonado • 17 Bottas • 18 Ricciardo • 19 Vergne • 20 Pic • 21 van der Garde • 22 Bianchi • 23 Chilton
Other Drivers Buemi • Félix da Costa • Sainz Jr. • Gené • De la Rosa • Rigon • Paffett • Turvey • Magnussen • d'Ambrosio • Prost • Valsecchi • Hartley • Bird • Frijns • Sato • Sirotkin • Rossiter • Calado • Wolff • Juncadella • Kvyat • Rossi • Ma • Stevens • Canamasas • Razia • González • Ellinas
Cars RB9 • F138 • MP4-28 • E21 • F1 W04 • C32 • VJM06 • FW35 • STR8 • CT03 • MR02
Tyres Pirelli
Races Australia • Malaysia • China • Bahrain • Spain • Monaco • Canada • Great Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Singapore • South Korea • Japan • India • Abu Dhabi • United States • Brazil
Tests Jerez • Barcelona 1 • Barcelona 2 • Young Driver Test
See also 2012 Formula One Season • 2014 Formula One Season • Category
V T E Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix
Circuits Interlagos (1972–1977, 1979–1980, 1990–2019), Jacarepaguá (1978, 1981–1989)
Interlagos1990
Races (Brazilian GP) 197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Non-Championship Race 1972
V T E Promotional Trophy
Races 197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
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